MX: American found among mass graves victims in Mexico

MX: American found among mass graves victims in Mexico...An American was found among the 193 corpses recovered in April in mass graves in Mexico near the U.S. border, a U.S. official said Tuesday. Mexican authorities identified the remains of an American in San Fernando, a town 85 miles (137 kilometers) from the border with Brownsville, Texas, and alerted the U.S. State Department, said a State Department official who declined to be named because he was not authorized to speak on the record.

http://www.lcsun-news.com/ci_18273626

TX: Border Patrol agent dragged in Brownsville smuggling incident

TX: Border Patrol agent dragged in Brownsville smuggling incident..Two brothers are facing criminal charges after a human smuggling incident where a Border Patrol agent was dragged for several yards just outside Brownsville...The agent received minor injuries and was released from a local hospital.

http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=624978

Brownsville, TX: University of TX Student President an illegal alien may get deported

Brownsville, TX: University of TX Student President an illegal alien may get deported..University of Texas-Brownsville student government association president Jose Arturo Guerra, 21, faces an immigration judge Wednesday, he'll be hoping his lawyer can buy him time to graduate. Chances are just as likely he'll find himself with a one-way ticket out of the country, to Ciudad Victoria, Mexico

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/article/Border-university-s-student-leader-joins-1394274.php

Brownsville, TX: The town on the wrong side of America's drugs war

Brownsville, TX: The town on the wrong side of America's drugs war..In total, roughly 50,000 acres of sovereign US land is now on the wrong side of the fence, most of it in Texas. Lawmakers believe that is a fair price to pay for the political benefits of being seen as "tough" on immigration.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/the-town-on-the-wrong-side-of-americas-drugs-war-2284669.html

Brownsville, TX: Border Patrol search prompts lockdown at two schools

Brownsville, TX: Border Patrol search prompts lockdown at two schools...Two Brownsville schools spent part of Friday morning under lockdown following a Border Patrol search for a group of at least ten illegal aliens..Both of the schools that went under lockdown are located in Brownsville's westside and are a close distance to an area of the Rio Grande River known for drug smuggling and illegal alien crossings.

http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=614670